I created this site for dog owners, especially Molossoid type dogs, to come together as a community for the promotion and betterment of their breeds. Here you can share info in a social setting and learn from each other.

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If you are in search of knowledge about dogs, you owe it to yourself to read this wonderful old document. You will have a better understanding of dogs in general and their uses. Give it a try by downloading it.

Sometimes referred to as the Kurdish Kangal, this is a very old livestock guardian breed of the Kurds, used to drive and protect their Karakul sheep from wolves, bears and thieves. It is also employed to hunt badgers and other game, as well as to gua…

As I consider the history of molosserdogs.com and the expense and effort that has gone into developing and maintaining the site, I have to now make a decision of whether to keep it going. We have some …

I have decided to keep the site going for the foreseeable future. Will also start a campaign to get more activities going by engaging with the large social media platform. You can help by sharing this link in any dog related topic or post on Facebook

As I consider the history of molosserdogs.com and the expense and effort that has gone into developing and maintaining the site, I have to now make a decision of whether to keep it going. We have some …

As I consider the history of molosserdogs.com and the expense and effort that has gone into developing and maintaining the site, I have to now make a decision of whether to keep it going. We have some …

I subscribe to the Whole Dog Journal which is an awesome magazine for dog owners. I got an email discussing the rabies vaccine for older dogs and thought some of us may have the same dilemma regarding …

If you recently adopted or purchased a new furry family member, it is important to provide a dog house for your pet. Whether your new dog will stay primarily outside or regularly cuddle with you on th …

Based on an article at the Institute of Canine Biology I downloaded and read the attached paper on locating the genes for hip dysplasia in dogs. Published in 2006 about a study that was able to substa …

I recently posted a blog about a dog in the back of a truck, and I found this other photo I had taken of another dog riding down the highway in another truck this time without a tailgate. We were goi …

After upgrading to the new version of the system that runs this site, I had a problem with the Points module preventing the viewing of profiles. It would throw a database Query Error when you clicked …

I found this article on the Men's Journal website and it seems to reaffirm something I have been considering for some time now. I often tell people that I have a FB account only for the FB Connect fe …

This is a classic Italian bulldogge/mastiff, descended from the old Roman Molossers, closely associated with the southern Puglia region and related to the Neapolitan, as well as the Sicilian breeds, with which it has traditionally been classified together under the Cane da Presa name. It also has ti…

The Central Asian Shepherd Dog is a name used to describe quite a few different breeds, actually. It should be noted that using the word "Alabai" to describe the C.A.O. is incorrect, since the breed known as Alabai is only found in Turkmenistan and is quite different than its other Asian cousins. Al…

This is a classic Italian bulldogge/mastiff, descended from the old Roman Molossers, closely associated with the southern Puglia region and related to the Neapolitan, as well as the Sicilian breeds, with which it has traditionally been classified together under the Cane da Presa name. It also has ti…

Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Located between the Black Sea on the West and the Caspian Sea on the East, the Kavkaz (Caucasus) mountain range of Eastern Europe represents a true melting pot of various cultures due to a number of nations calling it their home through the ages. Today these influences are st…

Originally developed by crossing the old European bulldogges, bullterriers, bandogges and mastiffs brought by the Spanish conquerors with the local island dogs, among them the ancient Bardino Majorero, this powerful new breed was used for herding cattle, guarding property and even for exterminating …

In many respects, dogs have a unique relationship to humans. They were the first domesticated species, serve as valuable companions and service animals, and have been bred to exhibit more phenotypic diversity than any other mammal.

Hello Gary. I was thinking that do you think it would be possible if there was a article written about how MD started out and how it came to be today ? That would be cool. Maybe you could right about it in the future? Because that would be cool. Of course if you don't want to I am fine with that.